Archive for October 14th, 2008
Cooey pronounced dead at 10:28 a.m. today
Ohio executes first inmate in more than a year LUCASVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Ohio on Tuesday executed a 5-foot-7, 267-pound double murderer who argued he was too fat to die humanely by lethal injection, the state’s first execution since the end of an unofficial national moratorium. Richard Cooey, 41, died at 10:28 a.m. at the [...]
Rebirth of the Browns: Big win over Super Bowl champion Giants gives Browns’ season new life, hope
CLEVELAND — Welcome back, Browns. Welcome back to “Monday Night Football.” Welcome back to NFL relevance. The Browns (2-3), given up for dead by football fans near and far (especially near), upset the Super Bowl champion and previously undefeated New York Giants 35-14 Monday night at Cleveland Browns Stadium. It was a performance worthy of [...]
Brian Dulik: Browns’ offensive stars pick good time to shine
As Derek Anderson and Braylon Edwards go, so go the Browns — and, boy, did they get going on Monday Night Football. Anderson played his first superb game since last November and Edwards had the most prolific day of his still young career, leading Cleveland to a remarkable 35-14 victory over the Super Bowl champion [...]
When dream meets reality: Edwards excels in his first game in Monday Night Football spotlight
CLEVELAND — Receiver Braylon Edwards had a to-do list of goals for his first appearance in a Monday Night Football game. “It’s been a dream of mine just to play on Monday night in the NFL,” Edwards said. “You want to play on that stage in front of the world, you want to have a [...]
Browns 35, Giants 14: Breaking down the Browns’ big win
THUMBS UP Derek Anderson, Browns quarterback He silenced the “Brady, Brady” chants before they could get started. Anderson, right, had his best outing of the season — by far — as the Browns showed the nation they’re not ready to give up on the season. Anderson was 18-for-29 for two touchdowns, no interceptions and a [...]
Division I sectional volleyball: Midview digs out of 0-2 deficit, rallies to defeat Westlake
GRAFTON — It’s hard to believe the Middies forgot they won the West Shore Conference championship, but Katy Zapolnik felt she needed to remind them. “We were conference champs and we needed to play like that,” Zapolnik told her Midview team after dropping the first two games of Monday’s Division I sectional match. The Middies [...]
Girls Division II sectional soccer: Elyria Catholic blanks Keystone in tournament opener
ELYRIA — Three different players scored for Elyria Catholic and goalkeeper Megan Miehls posted her sixth shutout of the season Monday night at Knights of Columbus Field. The result was a 3-0 Panther victory over Keystone in a Rocky River Division II sectional-district tournament opener. It set the stage for a sectional final showdown between [...]
Major League Baseball: Rays stage Monster mash, rip Red Sox to take 2-1 lead in ALCS
BOSTON — B.J. Upton, Evan Longoria and the rest of the Tampa Bay Rays have quickly become a playoff monster. Upton hit a three-run home run and Longoria also homered off a suddenly shaky Jon Lester, then Rocco Baldelli and Carlos Pena cleared the Green Monster later Monday to give the Rays a 9-1 victory [...]
Indians notes: Hafner to have surgery on shoulder today
Indians designated hitter Travis Hafner will undergo arthroscopic surgery today on the strained right shoulder that kept him on the disabled list for more than three months. Noted orthopedic specialist Dr. James Andrews examined Hafner in Birmingham, Ala., on Monday and will perform the surgery. Andrews will clean out the shoulder and investigate why it’s [...]
Cooey set to die today
CINCINNATI — Prison staff examined veins on an Ohio death row inmate who argues his obesity prevents humane lethal injection and found nothing that should cause a problem in delivering the deadly chemicals, the state said Monday. A more detailed examination on Richard Cooey, 41, will be conducted this morning, when he is scheduled to [...]
Bush to reveal more bailout specifics
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration plans to spend an initial $250 billion of the $700 billion bailout buying stock in private banks, greatly expanding protections for the U.S. financial system out of deep concern for the faltering economy, industry and government officials said Monday night. President Bush planned to announce the details this morning. Agreement [...]
Cleveland zoo`s newest giraffes continue long-necked tradition
CLEVELAND — Measuring about 6 feet tall and tipping the scales about 160 pounds, it’s a bit of stretch to call two of the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo’s newest arrivals “cuddly.” Still, the zoo’s new baby giraffes are turning heads and eliciting lots of “aahs” from adults and kids the past several weeks. The two Masai [...]
Man arrested after shots fired on Furnace Street
ELYRIA — Blood did not spill when shots rang out Monday afternoon near the Five Points intersection, but one man was arrested for what police say was the attempted abduction of a mother and baby. Jarell A. Davis, 19, of Elyria, was charged with tampering with evidence, weapons under disability, discharging a firearm, possession of [...]
Woman treated, released after crash
NEW RUSSIA TWP. — A 27-year-old Oberlin woman was treated at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland following a one-car crash on state Route 511 early Sunday. Elizabeth M. Metzger was eastbound on Route 511 when her car went off the right side of the road shortly after 12:30 a.m., according to the Ohio Highway Patrol. [...]
Columbia employees to get Amber Alerts
Columbia Gas of Ohio has begun distributing Amber Alerts for missing children to its field employees across Ohio. It will add more than 900 pairs of eyes and ears to the effort to keep Ohio’s children safe, company officials said. Utilizing mobile data terminal (MDT) technology in every field vehicle, Amber Alert information will be [...]
Blotter: Oct. 14, 2008
Elyria police Saturday, Oct. 11 10:01 a.m. – West Avenue, missing diamond ring. 2:48 p.m. – 1900 block West Ave., wallet found. 4:42 p.m. – Midway Mall, Stephanie Quinones, 25, Lorain, charged with obstructing official business and possession of criminal tools. 7:23 p.m. – Oberlin Road and Middle Avenue, Brandi Christy, 23, 700 block Prospect [...]
Nordson workers take deals to reduce potential layoffs
AMHERST — Response to a voluntary retirement program offered to employees of Nordson Corp. has been strong enough that it will reduce the firm’s anticipated mandatory layoffs by more than 50 percent worldwide and by more than 65 percent at its Amherst offices. Expected to come by the end of 2008, the layoffs will be [...]
Lorain County couple killed in I-77 crash
KIMBOLTON — A Lorain County couple died Saturday afternoon from injuries both sustained in a car accident on Interstate 77 as they were heading to their LaGrange home. Ira L. Cornell, 79, and Eleanor L. Cornell, 74, died in the accident that occurred at 4:36 p.m. The Cambridge post of the State Highway Patrol in [...]
Columbia grads make it through treacherous waters
Imagine paddling down the snake- and piranha-filled waters of the mighty Amazon River in a raft made of eight lightweight balsawood logs. If that’s not scary enough, get this: Your raft is several inches under the water. Scott Hirth and Colin Hudock, 2001 graduates of Columbia High School, don’t have to imagine it. The two [...]
Neighbor warns family of blaze
ELYRIA — A vigilant neighbor is credited with alerting a family to a house fire Monday morning in time for everyone to escape without harm, including a son who has a rare form of muscular dystrophy. Philip and Roberta Edwards said they don’t know his name, but they’ll be forever grateful to the neighbor who [...]
Cuyahoga County investigates ACORN
CLEVELAND — Election officials in the state’s most populous county asked a prosecutor Monday to investigate alleged voter-registration fraud, including at least four dozen registrations obtained from one man by an advocacy group under fire in other states. The bipartisan Cuyahoga County Board of Elections voted unanimously to ask county Prosecutor Bill Mason to investigate [...]
Ohio attorney general hopefuls clash over sex scandal in debate
COLUMBUS — Republican Mike Crites and Democrat Richard Cordray clashed in a debate Monday over how long a sexual harassment scandal will haunt the attorney general’s office, for which both are running in November. Crites, a former U.S. attorney, said it will take years to wrap up various state investigations launched after former Attorney General [...]
Creativity important in winning prizes at Amherst`s Halloween Parade
AMHERST — If you haven’t decided on a Halloween costume yet, you better get thinking. Amherst’s annual Halloween Parade is just a couple weeks away and in order to walk away with a prize, you need to be creative. The parade has been going on for many years, although even those involved aren’t sure of [...]
Amherst/Vermilion notebook: Oct. 14, 2008
Topping the charts … again For the past several years, students of Amherst’s Walter G. Nord Middle School have excelled when it comes to anteing up for worthy causes. And this year’s drive for the Northeast Ohio chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society was no different, as the 640-student school raised $13,093 for the [...]
Amherst/Vermilion blotter: Oct. 14, 2008
Amherst police Saturday, Oct. 4 10:37 p.m. – Ada Lincoln charged with driving under suspension and expired plates following a traffic stop by police. Darien Xhoxha, a passenger in the car, was charged with open container. Sunday, Oct. 5 2:18 a.m. – Christopher Schoen charged with disorderly conduct intoxication after police say he harassed and [...]